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Surprisingly pumpkin is the one thing he doesn't have a problem with.  With potatoes it is the starch in them and peas it is the protein. The NVI caused pancreatitis in him he was getting the duck and venison at the time.  He won't touch the rabbit.  Raw commercial or otherwise he won't touch...

I am going to go strictly home cooked. It just seems like the better option in his case. I was already in the process of switching him over to cooked anyway. He can't have the veggies that are in holistics. He has both a pea and potato allergy.

My male cat Pumpkin has had IBD for the past year and a half.  He was doing ok until recently.  About a month ago we had to up his pred to 1/2 a tab everyday and also add cerenia to his meds.  I've tried Merricks and others and he won't touch them.  NVI he can't have it gave him pancreatitis...

Thanks JennyR.  I am waiting to hear back from the vet about getting a sedative for him.  If I don't hear back from them I will be done with them and calling another vet.  I understand them wanting to see him really I do.  My financial situation is really tight at the moment as I just filed for...

Sorry if this is in the wrong place I didn't know where else to put it. OK so here is the situation.  I have an 11 year old male cat who was diagnosed with IBD.  He has major issues with the vet to the point where I can't take him because he turns into the devil literally.  Anyway I tried...

Hello I need some advice or tips to transition my cats to a home cooked diet. I am not to worried about the female because she will eat just about anything, but my male Pumpkin is very picky. I wanted to go raw but I know he will not touch it. How long should it take until he is completely on...

OK I need some advice on how to get a cat over fear issues. Saffire is a 10 year old spaded female who was completely declawed when I got her. She and my male still don't get along but I know that may just be the way it is. Anyway she is terrified of everything. Any loud noise and she jumps. She...

Thanks everyone. Pumpkin has not vomited on the canidae but has been very picky about eating it. I should know better about giving him a better quality food cause he just doesn't seem to care for them. He loved the canidae the first couple of days then turned his nose up to it. I have also...

My male cat Pumpkin suffers from both IBD as well as FLUTD. I am trying to find a better quality cat food for him. I was looking at Canidae pure elements canned and like that it doesn't have all the extras that most canned foods have in them. Those of you who have fed it to your cats how have...

So it seems that the shortage of prednisolone has finally hit my area. The vet gave me a weeks worth dose of the prednisolone chewables to see if pumpkin likes them. Has anyone had any sucesses with these or any issues. Pumpkin can be very picky when it comes to treats and the only one he really...

I have never declawed any of my cats. All learned at an early age to use scratching posts. The one cat I do have that is declawed(she was a rescue) has behavioral problems like crazy. Also she uses her teeth a lot more because she doesn't have claws.

I have not tried digestive enzymes or probiotics yet. I have thought about freezing some of the food, but I am worried that he would eat the food while it is frozen. I have been adding water to his food but he doesn't seem to like it when its mushy. He gets b12 shots when I can give them to him...

OK so here's the situation. My male cat pumpkin suffers from FLUTD as well as IBD and I know because of the IBD that he doesn't absorb nutrients the way he should. In october he went to the vet for his check up and was 9 pounds. On the 8th of this month he got his foot stuck in my recliner and I...

Thanks i will keep feeding him the fancy feast. As far as human gradecfood goes he usuallybturns his nose up at it but I will try and see if I can get him to eat some. going to talk to the vet on Monday and see if she has any other recommendations as well.

I have posted here before but it has been a while so here is Pumpkin's background story.  He is an 8 year old male. At three he had a blockage from struvite crystals. He was put on Purina Urinary tract formula and had been fine until almost a year ago. Last October he started loosing weight. In...